Nehemiah 9:24

So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	הַבָּנִים֙ ha.ba.Nim	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
in	וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
possessed	וַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ vai.yi.re.Shu	H3423	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
land	הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
subduedst	וַתַּכְנַ֨ע va.takh.Na'	H3665	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
before	לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם lif.nei.Hem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֤י yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Canaanites	הַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔ים ha.ke.Na.'a.Nim	H3669	a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
gavest	וַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖ם va.ti.te.Nem	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
hands	בְּיָדָ֑ם be.ya.Dam	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
kings	מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ mal.khei.Hem	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
people	עַֽמְמֵ֣י 'a.Mei	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine plural construct
land	הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
do	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
would	כִּרְצוֹנָֽם kir.tzo.Nam	H7522	delight (especially as shown) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Joshua 21:43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according t…
Joshua 18:1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And…
Psalms 44:2-3 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
Numbers 14:31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.
Joshua 21:45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
1 Chronicles 22:18 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine han…
2 Timothy 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names. Either they prayed successively, according to that rule which the apostle gives (Co1 14:31, You may all prophesy one by one), or, as some think, there were eight several congregations at some distance from each other, and each had a Levite to preside in it. 2. The work itself in which they employed themselves. (1.) They prayed to God, cried to him with a loud voice (Neh 9:4), for the pardon of the sins of Israel and God's favour to them. They cried aloud, not that God might the better hear them,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:22

Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations--that is, put them in possession of a rich country, of an extensive territory, which had been once occupied by a variety of princes and people. and didst divide them into corners--that is, into tribes. The propriety of the expression arose from the various districts touching at points or angles on each other. the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon--Heshbon being the capital city, the passage should run thus: "the land of Sihon or the land of the king of Heshbon."

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:22

The land of Og king of Bashan - It is most evident that Sihon was king of Heshbon. How then can it be said that they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon? The words the land of the king of Heshbon are wanting in two of De Rossi's MSS. In another MS. the words and the land of are wanting; so that the clause is read, They possessed the land of Sihon, king of Heshbon. The Septuagint has the same reading; the Arabic nearly the same, viz., the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon. The Syriac has, They possessed the land of Sihon, the land of the Kings of Heshbon. The reading of the text is undoubtedly wrong; that supported by the MSS. and by the Septuagint is…

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Dictionary and topics

Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Ingratitude To God · Punishment of — Punishment of
Prayer, Public · Exemplified: Jeshua — Exemplified: Jeshua

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 9:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:22

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:22

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 9:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:22

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:22

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Nehemiah 9:24

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 9:16-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 9:24

Rashi on Nehemiah 9:24